Korea Drinking Culture
Paradise or heaven for drinking
Korean people drink a lot.
There are so many bars in Korea and bars are open until dawn.
You can drink whenever you want all year round.
If you love drinking, then Korea is the real paradise for you.
There are so many bars in Korea and bars are open until dawn.
You can drink whenever you want all year round.
If you love drinking, then Korea is the real paradise for you.
1. Soju (소주)
Tips
1) Soju is the most popular alcohol Koreans drink
2) Alcohol content (about 19%)
3) Soju is great with Roasted pork(삼겹살) , Sashimi, etc.
4) It's cheap. (It's usually 3000~4000won for 1 bottle at bars)
5) It's made from rice.
6) Koreans usually get drunk when they drink 1~2 bottles of Soju.
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2. Beer
Tips
1) Korea beers are not tasty.
2) It's a little more expensive than Soju. (more than 4000 won for 1 bottle at bars.)
3) Korean people love eating fried chicken with beer. (It's called 'Chi-Mac')
4) Some people love mixing beer with Soju. (It's called 'So-Mac')
3. Makgeolli (막걸리)
Tips
1) This is a Korean traditional rice wine.
2) Alcohol content is not that high but strong. (about 6%)
3) You could get a hangover(especially headache), if you drink too much.
4) It's made from rice.
5) It goes well with 'Jeon(전)' or 'Buchimgea(부침개)' -Korean pizza.
6) It's very cheap. (about 4000won for 1 bottle at bars)
7) Koreans drink this when it rains.
8) It's popular in Japan, too.
4. So-Mac (쏘맥)
Tips
1) Koreans mix Soju and beer so that it gets tastier and stronger.
2) It's very strong, so you get drunk quickly.
3) You control the level of alcohol by Soju.
<How to make 'So-Mac' by PSY>
<How to make 'So-Mac'>
5. Wine, Vodka, Whiskey, etc
Tips
1) Western drinks are expensive in Korea because of tax. (it's usually more than 100,000 won for 1 bottle at bars)
2) Young people especially who enjoy clubs like Vodka or Liqueur.
Places Korean people drink in
1. Korean normal bars (Han-Shin Pocha, WARAWARA, etc)
<Han-Shin Pocha>
<WARAWARA>
Tips
1) You should order dishes with drinks.
2) There are a lot of Japanese bars in Korea.
3) Some young people enjoy drinking games when they drink.
4) Koreans drink the most here.
2. Restaurants (Pork house, Sashimi, etc)
Tips
1) Koreans drink a lot when they eat Roasted pork(삼겹살) or Sashimi.
2) Drinking a lot at restaurants is not unusual in Korea.
3. Western bar or club (HO bar, beer Barket, etc)
Tips
1) Usually only young people visit there.
2) You can order just drinks, not with dishes.
3) It's a little expensive.
4. In front of Convenience store
Tips
1) Some CVSs have tables where you can drink or eat some food.
2) It's very cheap. (about half price)
5. Park
Tips
1) Koreans usually drink beer or wine at the park.
2) The most popular thing is 'Chi-Mac' -chicken + beer
3) Han-river park is the best place where you can drink.
6. Karaoke machine bar
Tips
1) You can drink in a room that has Karaoke machine.
2) They serve a lot of appetizers.
3) There is an extra fee for using Karaoke machine, but it's not expensive.
4) You can't drink in the normal Karaoke shops.
4) You can't drink in the normal Karaoke shops.
Korea drinking culture
1. Friends fill your glass.
Koreans usually don't pour drinks for oneself.
It's because Korean think it's an etiquette that I should fill the glass of people drinking with me.
Older people respect this etiquette more strictly,
and many young people follow this tradition as well.
There is also a superstition that if someone fill a glass for oneself,
the person in front of him will be unlucky for the next 3 years.
(Of course no one believes~)
It's because Korean think it's an etiquette that I should fill the glass of people drinking with me.
Older people respect this etiquette more strictly,
and many young people follow this tradition as well.
There is also a superstition that if someone fill a glass for oneself,
the person in front of him will be unlucky for the next 3 years.
(Of course no one believes~)
2. Koreans cheer every time they drink
Koreans cheer every time they drink.
(Sometimes it's a little annoying.)
In the past people said 'Gun-bea" (meaning cheers),
today young people say "jjan~"
"jjan" is the sound that you can hear when the glasses hit each other.
(Sometimes it's a little annoying.)
In the past people said 'Gun-bea" (meaning cheers),
today young people say "jjan~"
"jjan" is the sound that you can hear when the glasses hit each other.
<How Korean 'jjan' sounds like>
3. You can drink until dawn all year round
Korea bars don't close at night.
They are usually open until 2 A.M,
but the bars in downtown are open until 8 A.M.
If you visit downtown on weekends, you can see many people drinking at night.
They are usually open until 2 A.M,
but the bars in downtown are open until 8 A.M.
If you visit downtown on weekends, you can see many people drinking at night.
4. 1st round, 2nd round, 3rd round for drinking
There are drinking rounds like Boxing rounds.
If you move to another bar after drinking at the first bar you started drinking,
it's called 2nd round (2차).
If you move for drinking again, it's called 3rd round (3차).
Koreans usually have more than 2 rounds.
If you move to another bar after drinking at the first bar you started drinking,
it's called 2nd round (2차).
If you move for drinking again, it's called 3rd round (3차).
Koreans usually have more than 2 rounds.
5. Drinking games
Some 20's young people play drinking game.
There are dozens of different drinking games,
and if you lose the game, you drink.
You should make a very strong mixed drink to make the game more exiting.
There are various games from very difficult games to simple games,
and you can also play sexual games.
There are dozens of different drinking games,
and if you lose the game, you drink.
You should make a very strong mixed drink to make the game more exiting.
There are various games from very difficult games to simple games,
and you can also play sexual games.
6. Drinking dinner after working
In Korea, almost every company has drinking dinner tradition.
It's for cheering employees, but employees hate this tradition.
It's because Korean companies have very strict hierarchy system,
so employees should obey their seniors.
This means that if I don't want to join drinking dinner after hard working,
I can't go home and get rest.
So drinking dinner could be painful for new employed workers.
It's for cheering employees, but employees hate this tradition.
It's because Korean companies have very strict hierarchy system,
so employees should obey their seniors.
This means that if I don't want to join drinking dinner after hard working,
I can't go home and get rest.
So drinking dinner could be painful for new employed workers.
<Soju Ad showing drinking dinner>
7. You don't need to pay tips in Korea
There is no tip tradition in Korea.
So you just pay for what you have ordered.
No extra charge.
So you just pay for what you have ordered.
No extra charge.
8. Club
There is no big difference between western clubs and Korean clubs.
It's filled with crazy people with passion.
For foreigners, I recommend to visit clubs in Hongik University and Iteawon, Seoul.
People tend to drink less at the clubs.
But the bars around clubs are crowded with people drinking a lot.
It's because drinks at the clubs are much more expensive than normal bars.
It's filled with crazy people with passion.
For foreigners, I recommend to visit clubs in Hongik University and Iteawon, Seoul.
People tend to drink less at the clubs.
But the bars around clubs are crowded with people drinking a lot.
It's because drinks at the clubs are much more expensive than normal bars.
<Club 'VERA' in Hongik University>
9. When it rains, Macgeolli (막걸리)!!
When it rains, Koreans drink Macgeolli.
You can drink it almost every bars,
but Koreans usually drink it at the restaurant selling 'Jeon(전)', Korean pizza.
It's a very old tradition, but young Koreans also love this tradition.
This could be very exotic experience for foreigners.
You can drink it almost every bars,
but Koreans usually drink it at the restaurant selling 'Jeon(전)', Korean pizza.
It's a very old tradition, but young Koreans also love this tradition.
This could be very exotic experience for foreigners.
10. Hangover drinks
You can find many hangover drinks at the convenience stores
because Korean people drink a lot and undergo a hangover.
It relieves your hangover if you drink it before or after drinking.
They are about 5000 won.
(Personally, I recommend 'DAWN 808')
because Korean people drink a lot and undergo a hangover.
It relieves your hangover if you drink it before or after drinking.
They are about 5000 won.
(Personally, I recommend 'DAWN 808')
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